Blotter



F; A. FULLER.

BLOTTER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.27, 192l- Patented July 11, 1922.,

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FRANZ A. FYlLLEIt, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO THE J. E. MERGOTT 30., OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF DELAW'ABE.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 11, 1922:.

App1ication filed August 2'7, 1921, Serial No. 496,000.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, FRANZ A. FULLER, a citizen of the United States, residingat Newark, in the county off-Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented new and useful Improvements in Blotters, of which the following is a specification:

One of the objects of this invention is to provide a convenient form of blotter, of the handled, rocking type, in which the blotter backing is essentially rigid, enabling a firm and effective application to be made.

Another purpose is to produce a blotter of the type mentioned comprised of merely two metallic elements, respectively asupport frame and handle, interlockingly engaged in a novel and positive manner.

A further object is in the provision of a neat, strong and durable blotter at moderate cost.

These objects are attained by the novel design, construction and arrangement of parts, hereinafter described and shown in the accompanying drawing, forming a ma terial part of this disclosure and in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a blotter made in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a partial side elevational, partial sectional view of the same, the section being taken on line 22 of Figure 3.

Figure 3 is a bottom plan view thereof. Referring to the drawing, the numeral designates in general the frame or backing of the blotter, the same consisting of an elongated rectangular sheet of thin metal, as bronze, bent to form an arc of a circle and having raised transverse ridges 11 curved semi-circularly at their outer edges into loops 12 which merge into reverse elements 13 spaced parallel from the ridges 1i and terminating in out-turned bevel edges 14,

leading to the recesses or sockets 15 formed by the transverse bends.

Equi-distant from the center of the curved plate are a pair of narrow raised ribs 16 ex tending from one of the ridges 11 to the other into which they blend.

Closely adjacent the inner sides of each rib, in transverse alignment, are a plurality of narrow rectangular slots 17 arranged in pairs, the outer of which are relatively close to the ridges and the intermediate pairs disposed at intervals therebetween.

The plate material at the inner side of each slot 17 is stamped to extend to about the height of the ribs 16, the width of these projections being equal to the length of the slots and their inner, adjacent edges are sharply defined in semi-circular contour, presenting depressions or recesses 18 in the lower convex side of the plate.

The handle is composed of a flat rectangular plate 20 having sides 21 bent sharply at a right angle, the contour of the side edges being arcuate to conform to the curve of the backing plate 10.

Formed to extend outwardly from the side element 21, spaced parallel with the top surface 20, are extending ribs 22, the same materially assisting in obtaining a firm grasp upon the handle.

Extending radially outward from the curved edges of the handle side elements are a plurality of prongs or projections 23 suited to pass through the slots 17 and then be bent laterally to fill the depressions 18 in which they are eventually clinched.

This operation draws the curved edges of the handle sides into intimate relation with the inner sides of the ribs 16 and concave surface of the plate 10, forming a rigid reinforcement, and the clenched prongs, filling the depressions 18, thus providing a sub stantially smooth convex surface against which may be placed a felt pad or cushion 24: to receive the blotting paper, or like material, the same being held in operative position by inserting its ends into the recesses 15.

Thus a firm, easily operated rocking bl0t ter has been disclosed, the operation of which, after assembly is considered so ob vious as to require no further explanation.

Although the foregoing is descriptive of the preferred embodiment of the invention, it will be apparent that minor changes may be made in its construction, without the exercise of invention or conflicting with the scope of the claims hereto appended.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A blotter comprising a curved plate frame having means at its ends for engaging blotter material said frame containing two rows of spaced paired slots, a metal handle conforming to the concave side of said frame, prongs extending from the edges of said handle engaged in the mentioned slots and clenched in depressions adjacent the slots in the convex side of said frame.

tangular metallic plate having a uniform arcuate curve, open transverse loops at the ends of said plate a pair of spaced ribs raised on the concave side of said plate ex tending from end to end thereof depressed seats arranged in paired intervals inter- 'jacentsaid ribs there being open slot-s intervening said seats and ribs, a handle formed of sheet metal having a fiat top and rightangled sides cut to fit said plate between said ribs, outstanding ribs on the sides of said handle, and prongs extending radially from the arcuate edges of said handle sides through the mentioned slots and clenched upon said seats thereby forming a substantially level bottom on the convex side of said blotter plate.

This specification signed and witnessed this 26th day of August, 1921.

FRANZ A. FULLER.

Witnesses:

FREDK C. FISCHER; F. NoLL. 

